The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-02-23
HENRY /. BIOSSAT, Business Manager

nary capacity VINO can not learn those
signs almost at a glance.
A very clever San Francisco woman.
remarkable in that city for bright
women, often entertains her friends
with informal lectures on the signs of
character, illustrated with quantities
of photographs and authentic portraits,
followed by of hand readings of faces
about her, given with equal keenness
and tact Mrs. Mary Olmstead Stan
ton, wife of the publisher of the ar
gonaut, himself one of the finest story
tellers in country where the racon-
tours is a fine art, comes rightly by
her cleverness, as report assigns her
to the same family as Professor Ohm
stead, whose philosophy is school
classic. She is just that type of
California woman who keeps house de-
lightfully and is as charmingly cordial
in society as if her life began and ended
in these things, but who can attend to
business shrewdly, buy aranch orplant |
vineyard, and keeps pet science or
two in hand for her private study. In
a climate where the ashes and ailments
of women vanish in the elixir of it's air,
where good living is the rule, and the
faithful Chinaman relieves them of the
great burden of housekeeping, a woman
can show what she Is worth. Some
years since Mrs Stanton wrote her OBJ
servations on "How to Read Faces"
book Of genuine acuteness and research
that seemed to interest learned profess
sors, fashionable women and sharp
country boys alike. l found crippled
agent in little New England railway
station completely taken up with it,
and bright school-boy "took it i'm so
far that his reading of everybody's
character were more candid than agree
able
"The more varied the features says
one author, ''the more depressions and
elevations in the face, the greater the
variety of character exhibited. A
smooth, small-featured, mwrinkled
face always discloses small, unemo-
tional. selfish character, of very small
capacities. A mans real character is
spread all over him. The face sums up
the whole man. Rectitude of character
is known by the width of the chin, as
in the faces of Washington and Isaac
Newton; also by the setting of the eye.
Any eye off the straight line varies
from truthful significance, according
to its detection, from the persons who
would rather tell pleasant untruth
the artists in craft with eyes dropping
at the outer corners. firmness and
tenacity of purpose are shown in the
length of the lower jaw and chin, as in
the face of Anna Dickin-
son, which admirably illustrates this
faculty. The chin is the seat of strength
of character, which depends on firm
bone support. Bone shows integrity,
muscle more of the affectional nature.
The scientific physiognomist knows
well how much such women as Miss
Dickinson and Miss Frances Willard
owe their success to a good, honest,
bony system. The full, rolling under
lip is a sure sign of generosity and be-
nevolence, as in the portraits of Will
: berforce and Lincoln. An upper lip
, thick and red in the center shows large
amative power and also muscular
strength. The round eye like doves
t is an unfailing sign of large mating
7 ability. Almond-shaped eyes prove
promiscuous love. The upper lip like q
Cupid's bow shows great tenderness
7 and love for children, which is never
found with a gloomy or sad DISPOSE.
ton. A friendly nature is known by
the fullness of the upper check. A long
upper lip shows self-esteem, as il
7 the faces of Bradlaugh, Herber
7 Spencer and John G. Whittier. The
| most prominent sign of modesty-
which may consist with large self
esteem-is the groove in the center Of
: the upper lip.
"Thc outward signs of force Of char
g acter are breadth of chest, wide mouth
and nostrils, high cheek bones. and re.
, latively small and wide head. Sc
, cretiveness is shown by compressed anc
, thin lips, and small mouth if the lips
1 are thin. Broad, flat nostrils are the
signs of the quality. The large eyes
and mouth are evidence of volume o
s language. All orators have large
It mouths. Among men of power ant
!, capacity secretiveness are never mark
a ed; they do not need it. Caution /
S seen in the long nose. Hope is strons
: when the septum or middle portion o
a the nose projects below the sides
clearness of the skin and eye
If is another sign When tn
y septum is dropping at tn
Re tip, as in Canova's face, or tina
.. of Mrs. Siddons or La Place, the facult
n of analysis is large. 1deality is know
st by width of the tip of the nose, giyin
, it square-cut appearance, as in Byron
lie Irving, Vernet, Mrs. Stowe and hos
ir of other authors and artists. Nose
= high and projecting at the tip shoN
= understanding of human nature an
IS love for its study. This is nose for
l. physician. All eminent doctors, natu1
d alists and philosophers show this feat
a ure. 1t is the probing, inquiring nose
d Fullness of the sides of the nose denote
+" large constructive powers, as in Mors
a and Edison The higher and broade
/. | Tho hrid neo of tho nnSe the rraatar